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    The US-China trade war has entered uncharted waters

    The escalating trade war between the United States and China has reached a critical point, threatening to severely disrupt global trade. Reciprocal tariffs of over 100% are making trade between the two economic giants prohibitively expensive. The risk of recession, both for the US economy and the global economy, has increased significantly.

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    US ‘reciprocal’ tariffs: Trade war is declared

    On April 2nd, or the so-called Liberation Day, President Donald Trump announced a drastic increase in tariffs on all trading partners: at least 10% for all countries, and much higher for some. Whether or not these measures remain in force remains an open question, but they are already an unprecedented shock to the post-war global trading system.

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    Why the Brazilian economy is still not taking off

    Fifteen years after hopes of economic development, the ‘Brazilian paradox’ shows that the country is still struggling to take off and realize its potential as an emerging power. Over the last ten years, its growth has remained weak and the share of manufactured goods in its exports has decreased.

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    Apple and Nvidia's trillion-dollar commitment: more rhetoric than reshoring revolution

    Apple and Nvidia, the world’s two most valuable companies by market capitalization, pledged over USD1tn towards the US electronics supply chain, presenting themselves as strategic allies in reshoring and industrial sovereignty efforts. However, a closer look reveals these politically symbolic gestures lack the genuine reshoring shifts claimed, posing hidden economic and geopolitical risks.

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    Deepseek sends shockwaves across AI industry and financial markets

    On 27 January 2025, a tremor swept through the financial markets and the artificial intelligence industry. Chinese start-up DeepSeek has developed an open-source, cost-efficient artificial intelligence model which has left some analysts skeptical but could threaten hundreds of billions invested in AI infrastructure.

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    Greenland is still gradually moving towards independence despite Trump's ambitions

    Donald Trump's latest statements that he would not rule out economic or military measures to take control of Greenland have put the country in the spotlight, and prompted reactions from Greenland's Prime Minister, the Danish Prime Minister and other EU and NATO leaders. An important question arises: what does Trump want and why is this island strategic to him?

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